Designing Experiences That Drive Growth

I am Meriel Karen – a strategic digital designer helping businesses launch, scale, and refine their online presence through UX, web design, branding, and content.

Strategy & Product

Visual Design

Growth & Performance

Emerging Tools

UX Strategy
Product Design
Research

AI-Enhanced Workflows
GenAI Strategy

Website Design
Marketing Collateral
Digital Content

SEO
Usability Testing
Conversion Optimization

Design Case Studies

Strategic projects that combine research, design, and measurable impact.

Scaling Partner Billing: Redesigning a Complex AWS Experience

Cross-functional initiative to modernize AWS’s billing structure for Channel Partners by enhancing billing visibility and control while providing end-customers with administrative autonomy. Launched at ReInvent.

Wikif.ai: Designing an AI-Powered Platform for Internal Teams

Internal solution to simplify wiki content creation and governance, enabling Product Managers to shift focus from administrative upkeep to higher-impact strategic work. View Project

Design operations framework to support 70+ cross-functional teams with a 3-person UX team enabling structured intake, improved stakeholder alignment, and sustainable workload management. View Project

Creating a space to view the effectiveness and opertational readiness checklists for AWS teams.

Redesign of an outdated legacy experience that was underperforming in customer acquisition and conversion. Prioritized mobile-first strategy and optimization resulted in the first competitive design win in over five years. View Project

New website launch for insurance, leading research, brand creation, and design from concept to release. User insights influenced a revised strategy for improved market positioning. View Project

Scaling UX in Enterprise: Adapting Agile for a Lean Design Team

From Data to Decision: Creating Operational Readiness Reports for Clarity

Fixing 5 Years of Drop-Off: Mobile Optimization for a High Stakes RFI Flow

Confident Quotes: Desining a Trust-First Insurance Experience From Scratch

UX/UI Design

UX/UI Design • GenAI

UX Process • Agile/Scrum

UX/UI Design

UX/UI Design • Mobile Optimization • Interaction Design

UX/UI Design • UX Strategy • Visual Design

Visual Design Gallery

A curated selection of my graphic, web, and digital design projects.

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Get to know the designer

10 Years of Experience
Enterprise & Cross-Functional Design
Entrepreneur & Small Business Owner

Translating complexity into clear digital solutions

Experience navigating large teams and scalable systems

Hands-on understanding of branding, growth, and customer engagement

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Turn Ideas into Results

Whether you’re launching a new venture, refining your brand, improving your website, or looking for ongoing creative support — I’d love to help!

Let’s connect.